The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not precedent of the Board. Paper No. 26 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ________________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ________________ Ex parte GIANCARLO PETTAZZI and EMILO RIVA ________________ Appeal No. 1998-0882 Application 08/598,416 ________________ ON BRIEF ________________ Before HAIRSTON, JERRY SMITH and HECKER, Administrative Patent Judges. HECKER, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of claims 1, 4 through 7 and 10 through 12, all pending claims in this application . 1 1Although claim 9 appears in the appendix to the brief, it has been canceled. -1-Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007